Aging and Alzheimers Disease
A new study has shown that age is an important factor in the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in patients who have had a stroke. Researchers from the University of California, Davis observed patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and studied autopsy results on about 90 other patients. They determined which patients had, had strokes and then analyzed the data.
Researchers found cerebrovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, or a stroke all affect the disease progression. The rate of decline in Alzheimer's patients was greater than in those with dementia among patients who had had a stroke under the age of 80 years. After the age of 80, the pattern reversed. Patients who suffered dementia and a stroke over the age of 80 declined faster than patients who had not had a stroke.
As reported in the Archives of Neurology (2001;58:1243-1247), previous studies revealed no difference in the progression of Alzheimer's and dementia in stroke patients, but researchers say these studies never specifically looked at different age groups.
Information provided is courtesy of and compiled by the Academy of Anti-Aging Research.
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